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"Communities throughout
the nation recognize that trained, sworn law
enforcement officers assigned to schools make a
difference".
(U. S. Department of Justice)
Kentucky
statutes define a SRO as a sworn law
enforcement officer who has specialized training to
work with youth at a school site. These SROs
serve in a variety of roles, including law
enforcement officer, law-related educator,
problem-solver, and community liaison.
There are approximately 230 SRO's in over half of
Kentucky's counties. For more information
contact
Lee Ann
Morrison at the Kentucky Center for School
Safety.
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Being a part of the
community and the Christmas Parade is how Richard
Kirby of Warren County High School, Bowling Green gets the message out about SROs and community service.
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U. S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented
Policing program
(The COPS Office)
distributes funding through a wide range of
programs, both as grants and cooperative agreements.
Check the website for funding status. This
office and the funding provided through COPS grants
has increased the number of officers in
Kentucky significantly. |
 The
January
KYASRO Newsletter
is now available on-line. It is full of grant
announcements, conference information and assorted
highlights. |
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NEW!
REGISTER NOW! The fifth Annual
Safe Schools and Communities conference date has
been set! Please mark your calendar for
June 16 - 18
2008.
The conference will be held at the Drawbridge Inn
located in Ft. Mitchell, KY. The Registration fee
will be $150.00 and rooms are available at the hotel
for a rate of $80.00.This is the SRO/ DARE
Conference highlighting issues such as gangs,
security surveys, confrontations with students and
aggressive parents. EILA credit will be offered
for school administrators.
Conference Brochure |
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During the 2007
conference
SRO awards
were given to outstanding officers of Kentucky.
The Overall SRO of the Year Award went to Dennis McDonald
of the St. Mathews Police
Department. Officer McDonald has been a leader
amongst School Resource Officers throughout the
community of Jefferson County and the state of
Kentucky. Kenny Collins is National SRO of
the Year,
details. |
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The current
SRO
Annual Report
was published in
February, 2007.
In the fall of 2006, researchers from the Kentucky
Center for School Safety (KCSS) conducted the third
phase of a panel study examining the attributes of
School Resource Officers throughout the state of
Kentucky. Valuable information can be gleaned from
within this 27 page report on current trends,
practices and funding levels. |
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The
KYASRO Regional Map
is divided into six regions. These regions are
used for training and networking purposes. |
The Kentucky
Association of School Resource Officers is a
professional
 organization with
the goal of furthering the education, awareness and
professionalism of SROs in the State of Kentucky in
order to make schools a safe and secure learning
environment for children. |
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Kentucky Revised Statute 158.441 requires
that the local law enforcement agency and schools
have a written contract. A
model SRO
contract has been developed and can be
modified to meet the needs of individual districts
and agencies. You may obtain a copy of this template
from KCSS. |
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Model
SRO programs across the state that can
provide important advice and information for new or
fledgling program. The Center has developed a set of
standards for SRO programs which can be used to
assess the quality of the programs. |
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SRO training is
offered by the Department of Criminal Justice
and a
schedule of courses is available on an
annual basis. In addition, the
National
Association of School Resource Officers
provides training and sponsors an annual conference. |
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The Kentucky
Association of School Resource Officers has a
Board of Directors
consisting of fifteen members to direct that
organization. |
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